One More Piece of CRAP to Add to the Pile!!!!!

Really I was holding on to the power of three. You know, the thing where only three bad things can happen at once or what ever that saying is. Well, it's not true....maybe they meant three really really bad things.

Just to recap the crap, since Monday I had my car broken into and GPS was stolen, my AC crapped out on me during the hottest days of the year so far and severe pain in my side (which prevented me from exercising!).

Only to add salt to the wound, I got up this morning trying to get ready for work (crappy night sleep so I woke up late) I ran into my kitchen to grab a box cereal and slam down a bowl real quick only to open the box and pour out a bowl of cereal with large carpenter ants...I'm talking hundreds!!!! They exploded out of the box like a bad horror move and crawled all over the counter and my hand and arm. I was totally grossed out!

I ran to the back door and through the entire box outside...my dogs ran out the door with excitement because the cereal spilled all over my patio. Of course eating as much as they could....I just slammed the door and left for work.

I think I'm out of happy thoughts at this point...my AC is still broken and the AC guy still hasn't shown up! I even called the place to double check and make sure I was on their schedule...yep, it's confirmed...anytime between 3-7pm. It's 6:30 and they are still not here. It's only about 82 degrees in my house and I've only lost about 1/2 my body weight in sweat...IV anyone...LOL!

Some good news!!!! I arrived home this afternoon to find a letter stuck in my door. The letter stating a neighbors name and address and informing everyone that her car was broken into on Sunday night because she forgot to lock her car doors! Just like me! The sad thing for her is that she left her purse in the car and they stole her purse. I think it's great that she typed up a letter and went around the neighborhood warning everyone. I plan on walking down to her house and talking to her to let her know she is not the only one hit.

Also my extreme pain in my side has completely disappeared....very odd, but it's gone! I"m thinking it was some type of kidney stone or something...I'm talking I was almost in tears it hurt so back..but it's gone and I can go back to running.

I also had some left over home insect spray and sprayed as much as I could before the little hand sprayer broke, I hope it kills some of the damn ants.

OH...the phone just rang and the AC tech should be here in 30-40 minutes so maybe tonight I will be blessed with cool dry air, which means a good night sleep! I guess everything is working out, lets just hope the bill for the AC is not to high! Gotta go!

Roses from Shit!!!

OK....this has been a bad week so far!

First, starting Monday, my car was broken into and my GPS was stolen. This is what I get  for not locking my car at night, which I normally do, just not this one time! I'm guessing some kids who probably live in the neighborhood.

Then after having a great dinner (because of my promotion at work!) I went to the grocery store and started having pains in my side. I'm guessing I picked  the 24 pack of Pepsi incorrectly straining my back.

Then after the grocery store I come home to my house that was a nice steamy 83 degree...yep, my air was not working.

So, this morning I called my regular Heating and Cooling guy only to be told that he was too busy and I needed to find someone else. I think he was upset because I didn't call him back for three weeks. OK, what ever!!! I found a new company to work on my air conditioner and they will be coming out on Friday.

So now, here is the hard part of life. Is there anything good out of all this crap?!!

Yes, in a way. My car getting broken into just gave me a hard reminder that you are never truly safe. No matter how comfortable you are you need to always lock up everything. So I've put my house on lock down! So who knows, if my car wouldn't have gotten broken into I might have lost a lot more than just a GPS!

My air not working....still trying to find some good in this one. I'm sure there is something I'm just over looking it. Maybe my electric will be down?

The pain in my side. I still don't know what is causing it. It hurts when I breath, when I move...I just can't get comfortable. I still think its a deep strain so I'm taking it easy today. It's nice to just go home and relax and not push your self. I know not the best roses you've ever smelled but its something I can hold onto.

The heating and cooling guy being rude and telling me to find someone else. OK, so I should have called him back sooner and maybe my unit would still be working. Anyway, I was thinking about getting rid of him because I was losing trust in his workmanship.

So this was an easy break from me. I'm going with a bigger company that has more than one person working which means I can get my air/heating looked at sooner. So not such a bad thing, at least in my book.

Anyway, as long as nothing else falls in the wrong direction I hoping this weekend will be good!

House Hunting

This weekend I went and looked at a house. It was a fantastic house. Three bedroom, 2 1/2 bath, .5 acres, fireplace, HUGE walk in closet and much more. Total sq ft was 2600. The cost was almost perfect...if I could talk them down a little bit, it would be perfect.

Here is the picture of the house

The down side is there are no appliances and it's in pre-foreclosure. The house it's self was in amazing condition (almost move-in ready). There is a possibility to do a quick sale but a quick sale is far from quick. First the owner would have to accept the offer and then the bank would have to accept the offer. Which from what the real estate agent said could take months. I still would have to sale my house so the delay would not be a bad thing.

The problem.....I wasn't in love with the house. I walked in and thought "this is a nice house"....I didn't say "OMG what do I need to do to get this house". Which is what I need to feel when I walk into a house. Yes I can look past the paint, carpet and wallpaper but there was something about the house that just didn't feel right...not my home.

I didn't like the lay out to much...the upstairs was great but the down stairs seemed small. There was a formal dinning room but it couldn't hold a table that fit more then 6 and then there was this extra room which I could have made that my office. The extra room felt larger than the living room which had the fireplace.

The upstairs had this HUGE loft area which I could see being my enterainment area...but that didn't make any since because the purpose of having two levels is to entertain down stairs and have my privacy upstairs. The other thing I didn't like is the street behind the house was very busy so if I sat out on the patio I would hear traffic. I would prefer to hear birds. The other thing is there was no trees in the back yard...I want a house that has mature trees.

After seeing that house, I woke up the next morning and realized I like my home. Yah, it's small and old and there is nothing that is unique about the outside. Its a white square house. I realize as I was cleaning it and watching Grey Anatomy that there is nothing wrong with my house.

Why was I so damned determined to leave it? It could be the past but then I realize the past is gone. It's not here anymore and this place is what I want to make it. These wall have had nothing but good in them for 5 years and many happy memories. Plus, I have amazing neighbors all around me and I don't think they are going to go any where soon.

Yes, I will want to move someday. I don't think I will stay in this house forever and I will keep my eyes out for a good home. I really want a home I can keep horses on....it's my dream. To keep that dream I am going to have to save like a crazy woman. I really don't want to purchase a house unless I have 20% down, it really saves a lot in the long run.

But for now I will look at refinancing this house ( mortgage rates are under 5%!) and see what the future brings!

Weekend Fun!!!

This weekend was a crazy weekend!

I was watching my mom's two dogs and Mitch's dog, which is not why it was crazy it just added to it. Tess (Mitch's dog) is hysterical...more on that later.

Friday night was pretty slow..I ended up going grocery shopping after work. I was on a waiting list for this meet up group to play euchre and didn't realize until it was to late that I was moved up to attending. Crap!!! I wanted to go to this one. I was a little bummed but really it wasn't that big of a deal.

On Saturday, I did this other meet up that took me to a local winery to go wine tasting. First time with this group and they were all pretty fun. We started off with a winery tour, then some wine tasting and finished off with a picnic outside.

OK, seriously, I was freezing...should have worn my long johns:) But over all it was really entertaining. This group is really active so I'm planning on doing more stuff with them.

The Mitch made it to my house around 5pm Saturday night. From there we had dinner and then took off to one of his friends birthday party. It was a cold night so eventually the party moved inside. We ended up leaving around midnight or 1am.

Then Sunday we did nothing but lay around the house and watch TV or slept. It was just a lazy Sunday...one of the best!

Hope everyone had a good weekend!